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Scen. 2.
Tha.Me thought, I ene now heard the souldiers tongue
See where he is: Thraso my friend, well met.
Thr.
Oh my deare Thais, my delight, how doost thou?
Do you a little loue me for your Minstrell?
Par.
What a sweete proper handsell has he giu'n her
At the first onset.
Tha.
Much for your deseruing:
Gna:
Then let's to supper. Why here stay you?
Par.
Marke tother Wiseacre too. A man may iudge
He was of a mans getting.
Tha.
When you please,
I am in readinesse.
Par.
Ile go toward 'hem,
And make as if I now but new came forth.
Are you to go foorth any whither Thais?
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ô Parmeno, well done: yes indeede to day.
I am to go abroad.
Par.
Pray whither?
Tha.
Seest thou not
The man There?
Par.
Yes, withall his presence irkes me.
Those presents from my Master Phædria
Are ready when you please.
Thr.
What stay we for?
Why get not hence?
Par.
Pray sir grant truce a while,
I may surrender vp some trifling presents, I also may
Imparle and treate with her.
Thr.
Some goodly present
Sure: nothing like mine.
Par.
The matter selfe will
Shew that. Ho there, bid those two I gaue in charge,
Come quickly forth.
Enter Blackemore Wench and Eunuch.
Come you here forward. This same wench was brought
From Æthiopia.
Thr.
Some three halfe penie purchase,
Gna.
Scarce that.
Par.
Where are you Dorus.
Come you hither. Here is an Eunuch for you: marke
How sweete fac't, of what a blooming age.
Tha.
Now
As God helpe me a handsome youth.
Par.
What say
You to him Gnato? What fault findest thou? or what
Obiects thou Thraso? husht both: sufficient
Commendation. Prooue him in learning, song or
Wrestling: such knowledge fitteth free-borne youth to
Haue, Ile make it cleare appeare he's perfect in.
Thr.
For neede, vnwarm'd with wine I could that Eunuch
Par.
And he that sends you these, doos not require
That you should onely liue to pleasure him;
For his sake, barre all else your company;
Nor bragges his battailes, nor shews forth his scarres;
Nor stands betwixt you and your benefit
As one doos, I could name: but at such times
When he may be iniurious to none,
Your selfe dispos'd, and time conuenient;
If then admitted, he rest's satisfied.
Thr.
This shews he serues some poore & forlorne Master.
Gna.
For no man sure that could procure another
Would indure this.
Par.
Sirra., hold thou thy peace,
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For thou that fram'st thy selfe to claw that thing,
I thinkst mayest feede on fire.
Thr.
Do we yet go?
Tha.
Ile haue but in these first; and leaue some charge
Among my seruants, what I would haue done;
And come out to you streight.
Thr.
Ile depart hence.
Exit Thais with the Eunuch and blackmore.
Gnato do you stay for her.
Par.
I, for it fits not
A generall walke with's mistresse in the streetes.
Thr.
What should I vse a manie words to thee?
Exit Parmeno.
Thou art much like thy Master.
Gna.
Ha, ha, he.
Thr.
What ist thou laughst at?
Gna.
That which now you said,
And the other ieast broke on the Rhodian
Enter Thais.
Came to my mind: But Thais is come foorth.
Thr.
Runne you before and get at home all readie.
Gna.
Content.
Tha.
You Pythias haue a speciall care,
Exit Gnato.
If Chremes chance to call here, you intreate him
To stay; if that he cannot fitly do,
That he would come againe some other time:
If neither that he can, bring him to me.
Pyt.
I will forsooth.
Tha.
But what, what was it else
I was about to say: Oh, haue a care
Vnto the maiden, see you? and keepe home.
Exit Pytheas into her Mistresses house.
Thr.
Let's go.
Tha.
Wenches attend and follow me.
Exeunt Thraso, Thais and her traine.
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